obsolete Wuchereria bancrofti filariasis

A filarial elephantiasis that involves parasitic infection of the lymphatic system by a filarial worm Wuchereria bancrofti, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. The symptoms include lymphedema, fever, chills, skin infections, painful lymph nodes, orchitis and e

A filarial elephantiasis that involves parasitic infection of the lymphatic system by a filarial worm Wuchereria bancrofti, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. The symptoms include lymphedema, fever, chills, skin infections, painful lymph nodes, orchitis and epididymitis.

Also known as: Bancroftian filariasis; Infection by Wuchereria bancrofti (disorder); Infection due to Wuchereria bancrofti; Wuchereria bancrofti infectious disease